Ironing-board.



PATENTED MAR. 24, 1903.

- H. J. HINDBRLITBR.

IRONING BOARD.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3. 1902.

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HENRY J. HINDERLITER, OF MOWILLIAMS, PENNSYLVANIA.

lRONlNG- BOARD.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 723,527, dated March24, 1903. Application filed May 8, 1902 Serial No. 106,388. (No model.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY J. HINDERLITER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Mo- Williams, in the county of Armstrong, State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inIroning-Boards; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to ironing-boards; and it has for its object toprovide a board which maybe easily and quickly attached to the edge of atable or other similar support and which may be easily adjusted to suitsupports of different heights, other objects and advantages of theinvention being understood from the following description.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in both views, Figurel is a vertical section taken longitudinally through the board andshowing it engaged with the edge of a table. Fig. 2 is a bottomperspective view of the board with its legin folded position anddetached from the table. Referring now to the drawings, the presentboard comprises thebody 5, which is tapered in the direction of its freeend after the usual manner of ironing-boards, the opposite endhavingaslot-6extending longitudinallythereof and resulting in theformation of arms '7 and 8.

On the under face of the body 5 and at opposite sides of the slot 6 arethe blocks 9 and 10, from the lower faces of which lead areshaped slots11, which range upwardly and away from the slotted end of the body. Theinner ends of the slots 11 form bearings for the pivot-pin 12 of a legl3,which is of curved form and one end of which lies in the slot 6 andterminates in a laterally-projecting jaw 14, which when the opposite endof the leg is swung downwardly from the" body 5 rises above the upperface of the body, as shown in Fig. 1. The end of the leg 13 opposite tothe jaw 14 is bifurcated to form feet 15 and 16, which lie divergently.When the board is not in use, the leg is folded to lie against the underface thereof, as shown in Fig. 2, and when the board is to be used theleg is swung downwardly to raise the jaw 14 above the upper surface ofthe table and the jaw is adjusted over the edge of a table or othersuitable support, while the arms '7 and 8 are engaged against the underface of the table. The weight of the outer end of the body 5 insures theproper gripping action of the jaw and arms to hold the board inposition.

To permit of adjustment of the parts to engage tables of differentheights and thicknesses, the upper face of the leg 13 may have a seriesof slots 17, in any one of which the pivot-pin 12 may be engaged to holdthe jaw 14 at different elevations above the upper face of the table,the presssure of the parts in use acting to hold the pivot-pin inengaged position.

It will be understood that in practice other modifications may be madeand that any suitable materials or proportions may be used withoutdeparting from the spirit of the invention, and it will be seen thatwith the construction shown a quick adjustment of the parts ispermitted, while the leg may be easily and quickly removed when it isdesired to use the board without the leg.

What is claimed is An ironing-board having a slotted end and resultantspaced arms, ears at opposite sides of the slot having slots extendingupwardly from their underfaces and a leg having a hooked end disposedin.the slot of the body and having slots in its upper face, and apivotpin removably engaged in the slots of the leg and ears and on whichthe leg is movable to project the hook above the upper face of the Ibody.

, In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of twowitnesses.

' HENRY J. HINDERLITER. Witnesses:

JOHN RARICH, M. E. FOSTER.

